Comments on Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanketTypePad2013-01-05T11:30:47ZDavid Duffhttps://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/duff_nonsense/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/duff_nonsense/2013/01/once-a-year-we-get-a-glimpse-under-the-blanket/comments/atom.xml/David Duff commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017d3f8ca441970c2013-01-06T13:27:30Z2013-01-07T08:39:47ZDavid Duffhttp://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/A healthy trait, I think.<p>A healthy trait, I think.</p>backofanenvelope commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017d3f8b8a10970c2013-01-06T09:56:24Z2013-01-07T08:39:47ZbackofanenvelopeIt often seems as though no one likes the English - including the English!<p>It often seems as though no one likes the English - including the English!</p>David Duff commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017d3f8b5f1d970c2013-01-06T09:26:06Z2013-01-07T08:39:47ZDavid Duffhttp://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/Gentlemen, I do usually try to be careful when using English/British. I think our nearest 'neighbours' who know something of...<p>Gentlemen, I do usually try to be careful when using English/British. I think our nearest &#39;neighbours&#39; who know something of our history recognise the difference and concentrate their bile on the English whilst those further away - the Argies? - simply lump us all together as &#39;Brits&#39;. Either way, they don&#39;t much like us!</p>backofanenvelope commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017d3f8ae958970c2013-01-06T08:03:16Z2013-01-06T09:21:24ZbackofanenvelopePerhaps Mr Duff can confirm that he meant English not British. I wonder if, like me, he thinks that as...<p>Perhaps Mr Duff can confirm that he meant English not British. I wonder if, like me, he thinks that as anyone can be British, he would prefer to be English. </p>Jimmy Glesga commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017d3f88b7c0970c2013-01-06T01:37:06Z2013-01-06T09:21:24ZJimmy GlesgaDavid. You should have said British but I understand where the frogs and so on come from. They are still...<p>David. You should have said British but I understand where the frogs and so on come from. They are still trying to defeat QE1.<br />
The Argies no doubt do not have to account to their people that they sent young conscripts to their inevitable death against the British armed forces but did so just to divert attention from their fascist regime. The Argie PM has nice lips and should make better use of them. </p>David Duff commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017ee6fbee2b970d2013-01-05T21:57:38Z2013-01-06T09:21:24ZDavid Duffhttp://duffandnonsense.typepad.com/And that, 'Envelope', is something the Europhiles never seem to grasp, that most Europeans, especially in the official class, positively...<p>And that, &#39;Envelope&#39;, is something the Europhiles never seem to grasp, that most Europeans, especially in the official class, positively detest the English and will take any chance they can to do us down.</p>backofanenvelope commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017c3556888e970b2013-01-05T16:24:31Z2013-01-06T09:21:24ZbackofanenvelopeIn 1982 I was an intelligence analyst. I visited Washington whilst the fleet was on its way to Falklands. The...<p>In 1982 I was an intelligence analyst. I visited Washington whilst the fleet was on its way to Falklands. The intelligence agencies I visited were gungho for us and thought their politicians and mandarins were a bunch of plonkers. They gave us every help they could. I believe the US military took a similar attitude. That is the special relationship in action. The Europeans on the other hand, especially the French, Spanish and Belgians were just plain obstructive. Not indifferent to our problems, but actively making them worse.</p>dearieme commented on 'Once a year we get a glimpse under the blanket'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5caf53ef017c35566c1c970b2013-01-05T16:04:33Z2013-01-06T09:21:24ZdeariemeCameron is awful, easily our worst PM since Brown.<p>Cameron is awful, easily our worst PM since Brown.</p>